At EQ, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions.

Join a Challenger At EQ, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions. We've been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences.

If you're driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big prospect.

The Senior Payroll

Specialist is a senior individual contributor and payroll operations lead responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and well-controlled payroll across multiple Canadian legal entities in a modern, lean payroll operating model.

This role goes beyond payroll processing. The incumbent is accountable for end-to-end payroll execution, payroll accounting, statutory compliance, audit readiness, control effectiveness, issue prevention, and continuous improvement. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the Senior Payroll Specialist serves as the escalation point for complex payroll matters and partners closely with Finance, HR, Tax, Benefits, vendors, and leadership.

The role is expected to identify risks before they result in payroll errors, perform root cause analysis when issues arise,



implement sustainable corrective actions, and strengthen payroll processes through documentation, controls, automation, and proactive governance.

What we offer [For full-time permanent roles] Competitive discretionary bonus

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits

Generous vacation policy and personal days

Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from EQ Bank’s additional office space located at Equity, Diversity & Inclusion EQ is committed to building an inclusive, accessible environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and supported. If you require accommodations at any stage, we will work with you to ensure you can bring your best self to the process and beyond.

As part of our recruitment process, EQ uses AI to help screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position. All candidates considered for hire must successfully complete a criminal background check and credit check. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information.

These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. #

📌 Payroll Technician- Senior (Toronto)
🏢 EQ Bank
📍 Toronto